I think I'm spoiling myself.
I'm finding that more and more of the commercial brews I'm drinking are not meeting my approval. Don't get me wrong I gave up mass produced swill a long long time ago. I gave up drinking in pubs that do not appreciate he art for cellarmanship a long time ago. The stuff I drink is usually from mid size to small breweries and all cask conditioned "real ale" but I'm finding that I can only class maybe 20% to be up to a standard and taste profile that makes me say, "That is a nice pint" Now it's not to say that I'm narrowing my acceptable taste profiles. I'm finding that 75%+ of bottle condition "craft beers" are more than acceptable.
I was in the "local" last night there was an irish red on. I was looking forward to it, ordered a pint and didn't enjoy it. Nothing wrong with it but just lacking on taste and body, nothing happening hop wise either. On to a half a stout that was full of body but the bitter coffee flavour was not enjoyable and spoilt a well brewed beer. New an IPA that was very thin and again the hops didn't come through. Back home and finished my last OSH off. 1 good one and the last one that was a little yeasty but still enjoyable.
What to do......
Drink in pubs less, settle for commercials in bottles and brew more.
I think I just settle for drinking half pints in pubs that way I'll only be half disappointed with the beer.
Well I could do with cutting back on the beer a little. I want to loose a stone over the next month or so.
I'm finding that more and more of the commercial brews I'm drinking are not meeting my approval. Don't get me wrong I gave up mass produced swill a long long time ago. I gave up drinking in pubs that do not appreciate he art for cellarmanship a long time ago. The stuff I drink is usually from mid size to small breweries and all cask conditioned "real ale" but I'm finding that I can only class maybe 20% to be up to a standard and taste profile that makes me say, "That is a nice pint" Now it's not to say that I'm narrowing my acceptable taste profiles. I'm finding that 75%+ of bottle condition "craft beers" are more than acceptable.
I was in the "local" last night there was an irish red on. I was looking forward to it, ordered a pint and didn't enjoy it. Nothing wrong with it but just lacking on taste and body, nothing happening hop wise either. On to a half a stout that was full of body but the bitter coffee flavour was not enjoyable and spoilt a well brewed beer. New an IPA that was very thin and again the hops didn't come through. Back home and finished my last OSH off. 1 good one and the last one that was a little yeasty but still enjoyable.
What to do......
Drink in pubs less, settle for commercials in bottles and brew more.
I think I just settle for drinking half pints in pubs that way I'll only be half disappointed with the beer.
Well I could do with cutting back on the beer a little. I want to loose a stone over the next month or so.